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Favipiravir versus other antiviral or standard of care for COVID-19 treatment: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis by Shrestha, Dhan Bahadur, Budhathoki, Pravash, Khadka, Sitaram, Shah, Prajwol Bikram, Pokharel, Nisheem, Rashmi, Prama

“…The COVID-19 causing coronavirus is an enveloped RNA virus that utilizes an enzyme RNA dependent RNA polymerase for its replication. Favipiravir (FVP)…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary care hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Joshi, Rinku, Subedi, Prativa, Yadav, Gopal Kumar, Khadka, Sitaram, Rijal, Thaneshwar, Amgain, Kapil, Rajbhandari, Sabin

“…ObjectiveTo estimate the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and determine the sociodemographic and…”
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Association of Anthropometric Indices with Menstrual Abnormality among Nursing Students of Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study by Amgain, Kapil, Subedi, Prativa, Yadav, Gopal Kumar, Neupane, Sujana, Khadka, Sitaram, Sapkota, Shubha Devi

“…Introduction. Obesity has been reported to be linked with menstrual abnormalities including abnormality in cycle length, duration, and period blood loss…”
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Pharmacometrics: A New Era of Pharmacotherapy and Drug Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Usman, Muhammad, Khadka, Sitaram, Saleem, Mohammad, Rasheed, Huma, Kunwar, Bimal, Ali, Moshin

“…Pharmacotherapy, in many cases, is practiced at a suboptimal level of performance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) although stupendous amounts of…”
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Is Hydroxychloroquine with Azithromycin a Good Combination in COVID-19 Compared to Hydroxychloroquine Alone from Cardiac Perspective? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Budhathoki, Pravash, Shrestha, Dhan Bahadur, Khadka, Sitaram, Rawal, Era

“…The global spread of COVID-19 and the lack of definite treatment have caused an alarming crisis in the world. We aimed to evaluate the outcome and potential…”
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Acute Conjunctivitis among Patients Visiting the Outpatient Department of Ophthalmology in a Tertiary Care Centre by Shrestha, Ram, Rijal, Roshija Khanal, Kausar, Neyaz, Shrestha, Oshan, Rajkarnikar, Sagar, Chaudhary, Raina, Shrestha, Kabindra Lal, Khadka, Sitaram

“…Conjunctivitis is a highly prevalent ocular disease that flares up every year. The humidity and high temperature favour the causative agents responsible for…”
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Formulation and Evaluation of Fast Disintegrating Tablets of Ondansetron Using Natural Superdisintegrants by Maharjan, Asha, HS, Keerthy, Gururaj S., Kulkarni, FR, Sheeba, Khadka, Sitaram

“…Background: Fast disintegrating tablet (FDT) of ondansetron has better patient compliance as it is easy to swallow for the treatment of nausea and vomiting…”
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Assessment of Understanding and Practices of Community Pharmacy Personnel to Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic by Khadka, Sitaram, Neupane, Gyata, Yadav, Gopal Kumar, Sharma, Arun, Giri, Santoshi, Amgain, Kapil, Bhushal, Arjun, Basnet, Bhaikaji

“…The skill, accessibility, and knowledge of community pharmacists have been paramount in managing pandemics. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge,…”
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Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals of Yemen and coping strategies by Mahmood, Nagd Mohammed Ahmed, Khadka, Sitaram, Saleem, Mohammad, Alkamel, Maroa Ahmed Ali Mohammed, Khudhiere, Maged Mohammed Salem Saeed, Prasad Panta, Prem, Jabar Adnan, Muhammad Abdul, Yadav, Gopal K

“…COVID-19 pandemic has triggered psychological stress such as anxiety and depression among people around the globe. Due to the nature of the job, healthcare…”
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Qualitative exploration of perspectives of the pharmacists working in public-sector hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic by Khadka, Sitaram, Saleem, Mohammad, Usman, Muhammad, Hashmi, Furqan K, Tariq, Fatima, Zaheer, Warda, Imon, Sabahat, Inam, Aqsa, Gupta, Ravi Prasad, Aryal, Pallav

“…The COVID-19 pandemic, a serious global health threat, has excruciating social and economic implications given its transmissibility, lack of therapy, and…”
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Utilizing Hospital Formulary System in Nepal by Khadka, Sitaram, Saeed, Hamid, Shahi, Janak, Bajgain, Yogesh, Yadav, Tank Prasad, Gupta, Ravi Prasad

“…Since the early 1950s, for medication management, the hospital formulary system subsisted as a list of drugs into the supply chain management process in…”
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Remdesivir: A potential game-changer or just a myth? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Shrestha, Dhan Bahadur, Budhathoki, Pravash, Syed, Nawazish-i-Husain, Rawal, Era, Raut, Sumit, Khadka, Sitaram

“…COVID-19 outbreak has created a public health catastrophe all over the world. Here, we have aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on…”
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Preventing COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries by Khadka, Sitaram, Hashmi, Furqan K., Usman, Muhammad

“…The WHO COVID-19 incident management team and other related organizations are actively engaged in providing support and coordination around the preparedness…”
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Perception and preparedness of physicians in public-sector hospitals of LMICs during the COVID-19 pandemic: a phenomenology-based qualitative study by Khadka, Sitaram, Hashmi, Furqan K., Gupta, Ravi P., Aryal, Pallav

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Health seeking behavior and self-medication practice among undergraduate medical students of a teaching hospital: A cross-sectional study by Khadka, Sitaram, Shrestha, Oshan, Koirala, Gaurab, Acharya, Utshab, Adhikari, Gopal

“…Health seeking behavior is any activity undertaken by individuals who find themselves with a health-related problem with the aim of seeking an appropriate…”
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Implementing Hospital Pharmacy Service Guideline in Nepal: A Critical Analysis by Khadka, Sitaram, DC, Mahima, Maleku, Kabin, Thapa, Panna

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Clinical Pharmacy Practice in Low-and Middle-income Countries; Special Focus on Nepal by Sitaram Khadka, Mahesh Khatri, Sabitri Lamichhane, Sagar Dhakal

“…The paradigm shift of pharmacy practice from the conventional compounding and dispensing role towards more advanced patient-centered care has a positive impact…”
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Association of urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio with lipid abnormalities and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Khadka, Sitaram, Yadav, Gopal K., Subedi, Prativa, Amgain, Kapil, Sharma, Arun, Joshi, Rinku

“…IntroductionWhile proteinuria aggravates dyslipidemia in diabetic patients, dyslipidemia further worsens proteinuria via inflammatory cytokines-mediated…”
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Different aspects of convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19 treatment; a critical review by Khadka, Sitaram, Nisar, Shameem, Syed, Nawazish-i-Husain, Shrestha, Dhan Bahadur, Budhathoki, Pravash

“…The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is ominously threatening the survival of…”
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Repurposing Drugs for COVID-19: An Approach for Treatment in the Pandemic by Khadka, Sitaram, Yuchi, Alamgeer, Shrestha, Dhan Bahadur, Budhathoki, Pravash, Al-Subari, Saleh Musaed Mohammed, Ziad Alhouzani, Talal M, Anwar Butt, Imamah

“…Drug repurposing is a relevant approach during the COVID-19 pandemic, because development of new drugs is time-consuming and costly, and the safety of new…”
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